Can the RGB Keyboard Show Live-Data?

Framework Laptop 16
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I’m considering upgrading to the RGB keyboard (especially since my current keyboard died), but I would only be interested in it if I could use the RGB to show various stats such as CPU/GPU temperature, utilization, battery % and etc. Does anyone know if it’s possible (via stock or custom firmware) to make the keyboard animations aware of device information live?

I would also like to be able to use software (e.g. via command line) to turn the lights on/off entirely based on whether I’m on battery or not.

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The keyboard hardware is open source so yes, anything is possible. You will most likely need to write that type of functionality yourself.

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I ordered the RGB one, thanks.

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I was actually wondering the same thing this morning (I guess great minds think alike :slight_smile: ) - let us know what you do with it!

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Search for the openRGB firmware which a community member posted. I think that will be the easiest option for controlling the lighting from a script.

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and sure wouldn’t say no to any pictures or video :cowboy_hat_face: